For all the time that we spend thinking about the security of our phones and laptops — about encryption, strong passwords and two-factor authentication — comparatively little attention is paid to the humble internet router. It's the one device through which all of your other devices connect to the internet. It's why, for intelligence agencies and criminals alike, routers — plentiful and often insecure — are ever-increasing targets for attack. "Once you target a router, you don't just get access to one computer," says Eva Blum-Dumontet, research officer for London, U.K.-based Privacy International. "You get access to any computer" or device that connects to the internet through that router, too.

Source: CBC News March 09, 2017 18:29 UTC